Over here in Canada there is a product called Roundup, another called Killex made by a different company which are still legal most places. It is an all purpose herbicide which kills pretty well any vegetation on contact but is inert almost immediately in the soil. you usually spray it however you can apply it with a brush or even a fabric glove over a rubber glove. A little on your hands won't likely hurt you but you should wash it off fairly quickly.
I don't know what it might be called in the UK. There is also the possibility of a controlled accidental spill of petrol which will kill it. In the end though your going to want to pull it or scratch or scrape it out of there. That is just a miserable task. The dirt left in the cracks though will just offer bedding to new grass and weed seed and insect activity. If you claw out the dirt between the pavers there is a product called polymerized sand, I have seen it for sale in the UK, probably from building supply vendors or other places you might buy paving slabs. It isn't cheap, you brush it in between the pavers and pack it in firmly when things are dry. The polymer sets up with moisture then and bonds to the pavement but remains a little flexible. It is said to resist growth and insect activity. I will be putting a load of it down on my project in a couple of weeks hopefully. ----- Original Message ----- From: carl To: [email protected] ; garden Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 6:08 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] grass threw paving slabs in my garden i hav payving slabs and grass keeps groing up between them how can i stop this? i'm in the uk you can reatch me on skype at carlf16 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
